An elderly man with dementia who was admitted to hospital with frostbite in his feet due to “extreme self-neglect” in his "squalid" home is to be detained in hospital on foot of a High Court order.

Johnny ‘Fang’ Murphy, frontman with Cork group The Stargazers, tells Ellie O’Byrne about the cultural milestones on his musical journey.

It is ironic but deeply valuable that the majority of the books and films, irrespective of source, dealing with the North’s Troubles have a common theme.

Claire Guinan’s exhibition includes a new painting of Phil Lynott, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

The parents appear to be "excellent" parents whose objections are not based on religious or ideological grounds but because they do not accept their son's diagnosis or that he is as ill as his doctors maintain, Mr Justice Peter Kelly noted.

The president of the High Court has said he has "very little doubt" he would be signing a vulnerable young woman’s “death warrant” if he does not make her a ward of court based on a medical visitor's report she is not of unsound mind.

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Paul Brady has teamed up with American funkster Theo Katzman for his latest tour, writes Ed Power.

Bill Shanley owns 18 guitars, a number he feels is just about right.

Cork’s Killian Carroll and Galway’s Martin Mulkerrins will meet in today’s Open Singles final at the World Handball Championships in Minnesota.

This year’s Men’s Open Singles field at the World Handball Championships is so strong that it will be a case of kill or be killed, believes Team Ireland captain Martin Mulkerrins.

It was a South African-like sun that brought the smiles and covered the RDS for Paul Simon’s farewell tour last night.

Headline acts Jack L, Hudson Taylor, Celine Byrne, and Paul Brady will showcase their talents this summer in a spectacular outdoor theatre where an exhausted limestone quarry was once used as a public dump.

A decision to cancel one of the major annual horse sports events in Waterford has been reversed after problems relating funding the event were overcome.

All-Ireland senior champions Charly Shanks (Armagh) and Catriona Casey (Cork) collected the respective Player of the Year awards at the GAA Handball All-Stars in Croke Park.

Some of the ace faces of the Irish scene tell Jonathan deBurca Butler about their musical highlights of 2017.

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At 75, Cork Folk Festival headliner Andy Irvine still gets a buzz out of touring and playing his music, writes Joe Dermody.

Jimmy Crowley has started a new folk club in his native city, writes Pet O’Connell

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Gibert O’Sullivan, Tommy Tiernan, and a wealth of opera, musicals, and theatre are just some of the highlights at Cork Opera House this year.

MUSIC NEWS: It takes a lot to get Pink Floyd back together for anything, and while there are no signs of any music collaborations, the three surviving members have at least joined forces to release a statement on behalf of cause they’ve long been supporters of. 

Dan Hegarty has canvassed expert opinions for another ‘Buried Treasure’ book, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

The family of Seamus Heaney have said he would have been proud to see a new arts and literary centre where he spent his childhood.

Paul Brady is often referred to as a musician’s musician, the implication being that his work is better appreciated within the trade than among those who take their music off the car radio. The Pat Hickey business last Wednesday had that feel.

Michael ‘Ducksie’ Walsh was a champion to his fingertips, writes Paul Fitzpatrick

Tributes have poured in for Michael ‘Ducksie’ Walsh following the sudden passing of handball’s greatest icon yesterday.

It won’t be music to the ears of pop stars like Beyonce, One Direction, and Taylor Swift but Irish radio stations could soon be forced into ditching their latest singles for rarely heard indigenous Irish bands.

Roz Crowley takes a walk down memory lane and looks back at the Mountain Dew, Ireland’s first ever rock festival.

Leo Brennan, the father of international entertainers Enya and Clannad, died at his home in Gweedore, Co Donegal, yesterday.

Martin Hayes is from Co Clare and his various musical projects include being a member of The Gloaming. He describes music as “my life, its my passion, my hobby and my career”. Hayes performs in concert with Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Altan and dancer Colin Dunne at the Blas Summer School 20th anniversary concert at the University Concert Hall Limerick on Sunday.

Music takes you somewhere else. It has a quality that elevates you to a higher plane.